Their territories are now split between control by Fatah in the West Bank and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. About one and one-half million people live in Gaza; more than two million live in the West Bank. Hamas forces took control of Gaza last week in the worst conflict ever between ...
Who lives in the Gaza Strip? The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. More than 2 million people live in the territory. Hamas's capture of Gaza led to an Israeli air, sea and land blockade, and conditions in the territory have worsened for years, with...
Richard Peacock, an official responsible for overseeing health affairs in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank of the Jordan River, stated on June 21 that due to intensifying heat, the problems of water source pollution, food spoilage, and mosquito breeding have become more severe in the region. ...
"Over 40,000 innocent Palestinians have perished. How many more must die before this war ends?" She asked, her voice shaking. Abu Taha is a resident of Khan Younis, a city in the southern Gaza Strip. In May, she and her three surviving children were among the first group of 27 injure...
and Israelis went shopping in markets in the Gaza Strip. When I first arrived in Israel many of those I worked alongside lived in places such as Beit Lahia or Beit Hanoun (two towns at the northern tip of Gaza). This continued for a while, even after the outbreak of the first Intifada...
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LONDON: More than 1 million children in the Gaza Strip are at risk of contracting type 2 poliovirus, a highly infectious disease that can lead to paralysis and even death, as displacement and the destruction of sanitation infrastructure leaves the popula
Based on previous operations, at least some of the special forces who took part in the raid likely dressed like Palestinians and spoke fluent Arabic.
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Gaza’s most notorious gangster was rumoured to be dead on Monday after local security forces launched a rare ambush against criminal groups, killing as many as 22 people days after armed looters had robbe...